Electrical Controls / System Engineer

£40,000 - £45,000 DOE, possibly negotiable upon experience

We are recruiting for an Electrical Control System Engineer position with our retained client IMET Alloys, whose Worldwide Headquarters are based in Livingston where this role will also primarily be based but will also include travel to Europe and USA. It would be very beneficial if you were able to speak and converse in French, but this is not essential.

The IMET Alloys Group is the global leader in hi-tech material management programmes, specialising in the control, management and delivery of secondary raw materials to superalloy & titanium mills.

IMET works in partnership with customers throughout the superalloy and titanium manufacturing supply chain and after usable life markets to process and stream high value revert material directly back to the major superalloy mills for remelt as secondary raw material. Maximizing the value of these metals to the generator and providing mills with a cost saving over the prime raw material alternative to make these alloys (e.g. prime nickel, cobalt, niobium, chrome etc.).

Headquartered in the United Kingdom, IMET currently have five facilities: Two in the U.S.A. (Monroe NC & Plainville CT), one in Livingston, Scotland, one in Prague, Czech Republic and a new, state-of-the-art titanium and superalloy processing centre of excellence in Eyrein, France.

Job Purpose

Today, IMET Alloys largest operational footprint is in the USA, however as we expand into new and exciting ventures, we push forward into expanding our global footprint with our European acquisitions.

To help us achieve this, we seek to find an Electrical Systems Engineer who can provide the experience, expertise and drive required to push our new CAPEX project forward and expand our global position of industry leader in high value revert reprocessing.

Job Activities & Principal Accountabilities

Currently at advanced stages of major CAPEX expansion project, the IMET Alloys (Europe) Engineering Team seeks the acquisition of a new Electrical Systems Engineer to help with the commissioning of our new Washline Project to be deployed in France, as well as further developing our current systems in the US.

Based in Livingston with a view to extended periods in France initially, we are looking for a dynamic and passionate Engineer with around 5-10 years’ experience in PLC, Logic Control, HMI interfacing, script writing, system performance-monitoring tools and debugging experience. With this, the ideal candidate should be able to interpret, understand and compile engineering drawing, schematics and PFD’s.

Environmental

Ensure that best environmental practices are adopted by IMET Alloys European sites and be a key contributor in this effort as an IMET Alloys employee. It shall be your responsibility to positively contribute to Group-wide best practice and comply with all local, national, and international laws and regulations including the specific reporting requirements of these laws.

Health and Safety

Ensure compliance to health and safety practices across all IMET Alloys sites. It shall be your responsibility to positively contribute to Group-wide best practices and comply with all local, national, and international laws and regulations including the specific reporting requirements of these laws.

Major Responsibilities

• Responsible for managing the implementation of control logic to the CAPEX Washline Project,

• Electrical Systems / Controls lead in commissioning Washline Project, together with Engineering, Quality and Operations in providing a state-of-the-art process,

• Managing time and resources effectively to achieve the desired results,

• Reporting directly to the Global Engineering and Maintenance manager,

• Communicate clearly and effectively, responding in a timely manner to e-mails and telephone calls from colleagues, suppliers, and customers,

• Liaise with internal and external suppliers and contacts,

• Implementation of new policies and procedures as required,

• Have an active role in occupational safety and health of employees enforcing safe working practice and the use of personnel protective equipment.

Qualification Requirements

• Degree in Electrical Control / Systems Engineering (or equivalent).

• Incorporated or Chartered engineer in Electrical Control / Systems Engineering (or equivalent) (desired but not essential).

Required Training / Experience

• Minimum 5-10 years’ experience in similar electrical control / systems engineering.

Required knowledge, skills and experience

• Extensive experience in PLC programming, Logic Control, HMI Interfacing Software, Script Writing and debugging,

• Siemens and Allen Bradley control systems experience desirable,

• Detailed knowledge of acceptance testing/system level testing,

• Working knowledge of systems schematics,

• Fluent in English and French (spoken and written) (desired but not essential),

• Proficient in use of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams).

• Positive and hands on approach to all tasks, led with minimum supervision,

• Ability to take a proactive approach to overcome challenges and achieve results working with both internal- and external suppliers and contacts.

Applications must be made via response to this advert and to Realise Recruitment and not sent to IMET Alloys otherwise your application will not be processed via the Group Applicant Tracking System for this vacancy as we are internally handling the whole process. At their request no telephone calls to the IMET office regarding this vacancy as they are unable to handle them.